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"Richard Nelson's provocative account of the deadly rivalry between two great 18th century actors, one quintessentially American, the other quintessentially British.
A writer obsessed with American vs. English notions of society and class, Nelson spins out a fantasy in comic but almost documentary detail, from the events that led to New York's Astor Place riots in May 1849. Competing productions of MACBETH with American heartthrob Edwin Forrest and British star William Macready drove an America First mob to break up Macready's performance....
It all adds up to a rare event for Broadway, a big, populated show in which life, art and melodrama happily co-exist."
Jeremy Gerard, Variety
"Richard Nelson, who wrote TWO SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS, is one of our most--forgive the weasel word--interesting playwrights. Having lived both in America and in England, he has acquired a sort of mid-Atlantic accent in his writing. This equips him with both dryly English quips and juicy American humor. ...his plays...show a concern for the world that few American plays do...."
John Simon, New York
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